07Feb/17

Former classmate of dad battling colon cancer donates kidney to toddler son – Fox News


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Former classmate of dad battling colon cancer donates kidney to toddler son
Fox News
Miles received a liver from a deceased donor last January, but the family was still in search of a kidney. “I put it out there,” Ashley told ABC News. Elizabeth Wolodkiewicz, a former high school classmate of the Wagners, saw the post and volunteered

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07Feb/17

NHS brings back Valentine’s Day organ donation campaign – The Drum


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NHS brings back Valentine’s Day organ donation campaign
The Drum
The NHS ran a similar campaign last year, taking a humorous approach to solving the problem of registering and talking about your own donor wishes. Called ‘Better Left Unsaid’ the work from Aesop Agency exceeded expectations and so the creative shop …
Organ donor shortage prompts NHS chiefs to issue plea for Brits to give a kidney before they dieMirror.co.uk
Methodist Hospital Leads Nation in Live-Donor Kidney TransplantsRivard Report

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07Feb/17

Idahoans Big Givers When It Comes To Organ Donation – Boise State Public Radio


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Idahoans Big Givers When It Comes To Organ Donation
Boise State Public Radio
According to figures released Monday, the Idaho Transportation Department says more Idahoans, 64 percent, sign up to donate their organs, compared to the national average of 51 percent. In 2016, Idahoans donated 169 organs to those in need. That’s up …

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07Feb/17

Vatican row as Chinese official invited to organ transplant meet – Yahoo News


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Vatican row as Chinese official invited to organ transplant meet
Yahoo News
Huang told journalists at the summit that the controversy was “ridiculous” and the use of organs from executed prisoners in China “is not allowed under any circumstances”. He admitted though that organ transplants from prisoners may still be taking place.
Vatican row as China invited to organ transplant meetThe Japan Times
We’re really not harvesting executed prisoners’ organs for transplant …South China Morning Post
Organ transplant progress ‘but violations still exist’Shanghai Daily (subscription)
New York Times –The Daily Progress
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07Feb/17

Donate blood regularly as Bihar faces shortfall of 84%: Sushil Modi … – Business Standard


Business Standard

Donate blood regularly as Bihar faces shortfall of 84%: Sushil Modi …
Business Standard
Bihar faces an “alarming” 84 per cent shortage in the estimated blood requirement for the needy, senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said Tuesday and urged …
Dozens of Bihar ministers, legislators donate blood for ailing humanityNew Kerala

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07Feb/17

Methodist Hospital Leads Nation in Live-Donor Kidney Transplants – Rivard Report


Rivard Report

Methodist Hospital Leads Nation in Live-Donor Kidney Transplants
Rivard Report
Dr. Adam Bingaman, head of the live-donor kidney transplant program, joined the Texas Transplant Institute at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in 2007 and became the Director of Abdominal Organ Transplantation in 2012. “To be able to do this
Woman who gave kidney to save girl says donation was ‘a privilege’The National
Kidney donor says it was a ‘privilege’ to save six-year-old’s life as she urged others to registerHerald Scotland

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